Misuse of Antibiotics -Health Risks

Misuse of Antibiotics puts you at risk.

When used inappropriately, it can result in serious infections, longer recovery time, and loss of effectiveness for future treatments, due to infections becoming antibiotic-resistant. Follow your doctor's advice.

Antibiotics are used to prevent or treat bacterial infections only. They DO NOT work on viral infections such as flu or the common cold.

When are antibiotics required?

What you should do:

Common side effects of antibiotics

What is antimicrobial resistance?

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi) found in people, animals, food and the environment develop resistance and no longer respond to medication designed to kill them.

As a result, antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines become ineffective, making infections

increasingly difficult or impossible to treat.

AMR is one of the world’s most urgent public health problems, as it can affect people at any stage of life, as well as the healthcare, veterinary, and agriculture industries.

How does AMR spread?

Learn how you can protect yourself and your loved ones against AMR here

Preventing antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance

To learn more check out Singapore Health Promotion Board Website for more.